Rachel Gutter
Director of Education Sector, US Green Building Council

A person of seemingly unlimited energy, Rachel Gutter appears at times to be in two, or more, places at once, speaking about, collaborating, planning and promoting her favorite topic - green schools. As Director of the Education Sector for the U.S. Green Building Council, she oversees USGBC's National Green Schools Campaign as well as the LEED for Schools Green Building Rating System. She initiated the green schools and higher education programs at USGBC, which now has expanded to a full complement of green building and curriculum specialists. This has freed Rachel to explore the ever expanding role of the USGBC and its green schools rating systems. She supports new and existing green school policies at the local, state and federal levels and works closely with members of the Green School Caucus on Capitol Hill. With more than 5,430 K-12 and higher education projects LEED certified, or in the pipeline, her program has clearly taken hold.